Tonight, we remember and honor the victims of September 11, 2001, as the NFL season just happens to kickoff on this day. Appropriately, the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys will be playing in New York. What a terrific story around this game, as I know the game itself will be a blockbuster.
8:05 (E.T.)- National Anthem/Kickoff
8:39- Dez Bryant catches a 3 yard TD pass from Tony Romo. Cowboys 7, Jets 0. Great way to start the season off. (9 plays for 74 yards)
8:49- Dallas has possession again after Jets go 3 and out, Romo hands off to Felix Jones
8:50- 2nd Down, Romo drops back to pass. As line breaks down, Romo slips through to throw an incomplete.
8:52- Tony Romo throws great pass to Dez Bryant to convert for a 1st Down
9:05- Now, back from a quick dinner break. Jets have the ball on 3rd & 4. Sanchez connects with Santonio Holmes for a Jets 1st Down after Mike Jenkins gets some of the wind knocked out of him.
9:08- Following a commercial break, Jenkins is back on the field covering Plaxico and causing another 4th Down. Cowboys with the ball in their own goal line, Romo hands to Jones, 2nd Down. Tony gets sacked again, 3rd down.
9:15- DeMarcus Ware does a great job pressuring Mark Sanchez for incompletion. Al Michaels and Cris Colinsworth discuss the difference between Mark Sanchez and Tony Romo. Commercial Break- Still, Cowboys 7, Jets 0. Dez Bryant is a very solid & promising player.
9:20- Back from break. Dallas at own 10 yard line. Romo rolls out to Witten for 1st down.
Jets are pressuring Tony Romo to move more. Romo passes again to Witten, but this time short of the first.
9:25- Dallas' Defense is doing a great job pressuring Mark Sanchez. Another 3 & Out. Rob Ryan has the D playing with its head on straight
9:30- Dallas picks up another 1st down after Romo passes to Jason Witten. Cowboys are picking the pace back up after starting the quarter slow. Romo throws a laser to Miles Austin in the slot for another first. Tony Romo is being very efficient. (11/14, 150 yds, 1 TD)
9:35- 2nd quarter- Cowboys 10, Jets 0. Cromartie catches kickoff, and is stopped in tracks. Sanchez rolls out to Holmes for 1st down.
9:41- 2:00 minutes left in 2nd quarter. Sanchez throws deep in blitz. D. Ware with his 2nd sack. Ware is playing a well-rounded game, switching from LB to Linemen. Sanchez barely avoids a sack to throw screen to Tomlinson, who comes up big for a 1st & Goal.
9:43- 2nd & Goal, Jets score TD from Sanchez to TE Keller after botch'd play from Derrick Mason. New York Jets finally get on the scoreboard, 10-7. Now fans are chanting: J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS!!!
9:50- End of First Half. This first half has been great. Our Defense has been very solid. DeMarcus Ware has been all over the field. Tony Romo has had a strong 1st half, with great connections to his 3-headed monster receiving corps. (Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Jason Witten).
10:03- Start of 3rd Quarter. Cowboys D stops Shaun Green. Penalty on Cowboys Defensive Line. Come on Dallas, NO MORE!!! Old Man Mason comes short of the 1st. Alan Ball squashes 300 year old Mason for 3rd & out.
10:10- Pass to Kevin Ogletree for 1st Down. Cowboys pull out a great trick play. WR Reverse from Felix Jones to Ogletree. Keep it movin' Dallas!!
10:13- Touchdown from Tony Romo to Miles Austin! After review of the play, it stands. Cowboys 17, Jets 7. We are lighting up the Jets' secondary like a Christmas tree.
10:21- Justin Keller has been coming up big in place of Plaxico & Mason. DeMarcus strikes again!!
10:54- We are up 24-10, and have given the Jets a pounding, from the passing game to the pass defense. Now, the Jets have caught a break with Plaxico Burress catching his first TD in 2 years since his release. Cowboys 24, Jets 17. Antonio Cromartie has been getting thrashed and exposed all night by Dez Bryant and Miles Austin for big plays & TDs.
11:00- Romo pass to Witten for 1st & goal. We later go 3 and out.
11:14- New York has stormed back with a 26 yard Touchdown pass from Mark Sanchez to Plaxico Burress. The score is now tied, 24-24. Still 5:00 minutes to go.
11:30- Romo throws a ridiculous interception to Darrell Revis, as if Revis is wearing a silver helmet with a star on it. Once again, we have shot ourselves in the foot when the game is right in our hands.
Now, former Cowboys kicker Nick Folk has hit the game winning Field Goal.
Final score: Jets 27, Cowboys 24.
This meltdown has become repetitive and is unacceptable for this franchise. What else must we do?
